[Intro - no drums - starting note is open B of G chord] We [G] come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me Around Nassau town we did [D] roam [Dsus4][D] Drinking all [G] night [G7] Got into a [C] fight [Am] Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I want to go [G] home (drums in)
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] first mate he got drunk
And broke in the capn's trunk The constable had to come and take him a [D] way [Dsus4][D] Sheriff John [G] Stone [G7] Why don't you leave me a [C] lone, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up I [D] wanna go [G] home
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, let me go home, why don't you let me go [C] home?
Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my [D] corn [Dsus4][D] Let me go [G] home [G7] Why don't they let me go [C] home [Am] This [G] is the worst trip [D] I've ever been [G] on
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
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[Verse 1 - Drums in] [D] Ooh I need your [E7] love babe [G] Guess you know it's [D] true [D] Hope you need my [E7] love babe [G] Just like I need [D] you
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Verse 2] [D] Love you ev'ry [E7] day girl [G] Always on my [D] mind [D] One thing I can [E7] say girl [G] Love you all the [D] time
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love girl [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Bridge] [A] Eight days a week I [Bm] love you [E] Eight days a week Is [G] not enough to [A] show I care
[Verse 3] [D] Ooh I need your [E7] love babe [G] Guess you know it's [D] true [D] Hope you need my [E7] love babe [G] Just like I need [D] you
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Bridge] [A] Eight days a week I [Bm] love you [E] Eight days a week Is [G] not enough to [A] show I care
[Verse 4] [D] Love you ev'ry [E7] day girl [G] Always on my [D] mind [D] One thing I can [E7] say girl [G] Love you all the [D] time
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe
[Outro] [G] Eight days a [D] week [G] Eight days a [D] week [G] Eight days a [D] week